Skilled Birth Attendance among Women in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorGitonga, Eliphas
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-29T08:22:10Z
dc.date.available2017-11-29T08:22:10Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground.Theburden of maternal mortality is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa with an estimation of 500 000 deaths annually. In 2012, about forty million births occurred without a skilled attendant in developing countries. Skilled birth attendance improves maternal and newborn survival. The aim of this study therefore was to establish the level of skilled birth attendance and the associated factors. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using structured questionnaires as tools of data collection. Systematic sampling was used to select the respondents from the facilities that were stratified. The dependent variable was skilled birth attendance. Descriptive statistics were used to generate proportions and percentages while chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests were used to draw inferences. Association was significant if 𝑃 < 0.05. Results. The level of utilisation of skilled birth attendance was 77%. Skilled birth attendance was noted to be associated with age, level of education, average family income, parity, distance to the health facility, timing of initiation of antenatal care, level of facility attended during pregnancy, and birth preparedness status. Conclusion. The level of skilled birth attendance among women in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya, despite being higher than in some counties, requires improvemenen_US
dc.identifier.citationAdvances in Public Health Volume 2017, Article ID 9740196, 5 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/17872
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporationen_US
dc.titleSkilled Birth Attendance among Women in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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